title: Amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas: plots must obey the laws they refer to and models shall describe biophysical reality!
abstract: In the companion paper, we discussed in details proper linearization, calculation of the inactive osmotic volume, and analysis of the results on the Boyle-vant' Hoff plots. In this Letter, we briefly address some common errors and misconceptions in osmotic modeling and propose some approaches, namely: (1) inapplicability of the Kedem-Katchalsky formalism model in regards to the cryobiophysical reality, (2) calculation of the membrane hydraulic conductivity L(p) in the presence of permeable solutes, (3) proper linearization of the Arrhenius plots for the solute membrane permeability, (4) erroneous use of the term "toxicity" for the cryoprotective agents, and (5) advantages of the relativistic permeability approach (RP) developed by us vs. traditional ("classic") 2-parameter model.
authors.forename: Igor I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Katkov
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016477:Artifacts; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D003210:Concept Formation; D015925:Cryopreservation; D003451:Cryoprotective Agents; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D016014:Linear Models; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009995:Osmosis; D009997:Osmotic Pressure
chemical_list: D003451:Cryoprotective Agents